1638 Printing press reaches America 1664 English capture/rename New York 1681 La Salle explores Louisiana 1700 American colonies prosper 1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession | 1540 Coronado travels through Midwest 1565 First colony St. Augustine 1584 - 1588 Roanoke Island Colony 1607 Jamestown 1st permanent settlement 1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower | 1507 The term America first used 1513 Ponce de Leon discovers Florida 1519 - 1538 Cortes conquers Mexico 1534 Cartier claims New France 1540 Spanish arrive in California |
Vincent Cooksey b. d. | ||||||||
Elizabeth Cooksey b.1500 Potterton, England d.1578 Potterton, England | ||||||||
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